[Milsurplus] ART-13/B AM Transmitter notes (and big guns)

[w8au at sssnet.com]

At 10:22 PM 5/29/2012, WA5CAB at cs.com wrote:
>I'm quite sure that the TCZ-1 and TCZ-2 power supplies were intended to be
>bolted to the deck, not on top of a desk or table.  If a catalog says that,
>whomever wrote the catalog entry was misinformed.
>
>I don't have any personal experience with 16"-50's but 5"-38's when firing
>give a very sharp rap that tends to break incandescent lamps off in their
>sockets.

And when on GQ Damage Control station, don't open the WT door 50' down the
stbd side from Mount 51 and 52 to see the twin 5"38s blasting away....the
concussion slams the door mighty fast.  Fortunately no fingers mangled... ;-)
Lessons learned at 20 years old...

Perry


>Robert D.
>
>In a message dated 05/29/2012 16:18:47 PM Central Daylight Time,
>aaf-radio-1 at aafradio.org writes:
> > On 5/29/2012 2:41 PM, Nick England wrote:
> > >FWIW Department - The TCZ description page in the Navy equipment
> > >catalogs says the AC and DC power units are designed to be bolted to a
> > >table or desk.....
> >
> > I noticed that.  Using a standard 30" tall desk, that would put the ATC
> > up somewhere above eye level.  They must have had taller sailors back
> > then...heh, heh...
> >
> > >Doesn't say whether to use oak or steel desks for best 5" gunfire
> > >shock-absorbing characteristics....
> >
> > There is an outstanding book called "Aircraft Carrier" by J Bryan III ,
> > about his life on the Yorktown during the war.   He was on board a
> > battleship or two during his service and the shock of those 16" rifles
> > going off wasn't too bad - they sort of built up slowly and surrounded
> > you.  On the other hand, I seem to recall him saying something to the
> > effect that he hated the 5" guns when they started firing because the
> > shock "would hit him like a plank".  I can imagine what it did to
> > electronic items.
> >
> > 73,
> > Mike
>
>Robert Downs - Houston
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